Junior Program Manager

What is the Ik Zorg Shop?

The Ik Zorg Shop (IZS) is a physical location. Here, trainers, career coaches, and healthcare and welfare organizations collaborate on a creative approach to recruiting, training, and hiring people in the sector. We operate based on two principles: “Refer instead of reject” and “The person, not the resume, is at the heart of the process.” Through the IZS program, we guide our partners at the Ik Zorg Shop through the transition to a skills-based approach, thereby ensuring better utilization of the available workforce. Step by step, we make it possible to recruit and train together and offer suitable individuals a fitting role in the sector, while simultaneously working on recruitment, image, and retention.

This program offers a circular career path and an accessible method for helping future healthcare workers find a suitable position in the healthcare and social services sector. For healthcare and social services organizations, it serves as a learning and development program that enables them to work alongside career coaches and trainers to address the barriers that hinder skills-based employment. Want to learn more? Visit:https://utrechtzorg.net/ikzorgshop.

What does the job entail?

• You will maintain the network of participating partners and recruit new partners.
• You will organize and facilitate meetings with partners and stakeholders, highlight relevant issues within the program, and encourage collaboration
• Together with the partners of the Ik Zorg Shop, you identify trends, needs, and challenges and assign them to a team of experts
• You will guide and support this team and provide content-related assistance as needed
• You will monitor progress and the budget and coordinate this with the program manager
• You will advise and support the partners in implementing the results
• You will implement the project plan to integrate the Care Enablers program into the Ik Zorg Shop program

In short, this is a role where you will be providing support, fostering connections, inspiring others, and driving innovation.

In this role, you will work closely with the program manager on the “Regional Employment” initiative. Within the Ik Zorg Shop project, you will collaborate with the shop coordinator, career coaches, and participating partners. You will report to the program manager on all substantive matters.

Together with the entire Utrechtzorg team, you will contribute to the regional strategy as an indispensable link in the effort to achieve a balanced labor market.

What kind of candidate are we looking for?

• You have at least 2 years of experience in project management, preferably in the areas of change management, the labor market, and/or healthcare and social services
• You’re a true relationship manager and can get people on board, even when things get tough
• You have an inspiring vision for innovative organization and innovation, and you have the courage to put it into practice
• You have experience organizing gatherings where people can learn from and with one another
• You have a solid theoretical background, such as a bachelor’s degree in change management or innovation processes.

Ideally, you should have:

• A network in the Utrecht, Amersfoort Eemland, and Gooi & Vechtstreek employment regions

You bring:

• Results-oriented approach and entrepreneurship
• Sense of perspective and humor
• Strong communication skills—both verbal and written—and digital proficiency

Who are we?

Utrechtzorg connects healthcare and social services organizations with the education sector, government, industry associations, and other stakeholders with the goal of making and keeping the regional healthcare and social services labor market future-proof. Fostering regional collaboration is central to our mission. Utrechtzorg’s strength lies in our cross-sectoral approach combined with excellent networks, enabling us to bring the right parties to the table for every regional labor market challenge. Utrechtzorg is an indispensable link in achieving a balanced labor market. We are a foundation with an executive director and a Supervisory Board. The entire organization consists of 15 colleagues and an equally large flexible pool of independent contractors. We work closely with the Regioplus association. Read more about our strategic direction and the themes we are working on at Utrechtzorg.net.

What do we offer?

• A challenging job with opportunities for rapid professional growth, an interesting network, and a stimulating work environment.
• Utrechtzorg is home to many dedicated colleagues who will make you feel welcome right away. We are a small, close-knit organization with an important social mission.
• A position for 32 hours per week. The position is classified under FWG 55 of the VVT Collective Bargaining Agreement (up to 4,560 euros based on full-time employment, depending on experience). This includes vacation pay and a year-end bonus.
• The option to work remotely, in addition to working (together) in our modern, open-concept office in Houten. On Tuesdays, you’ll work at the store in Utrecht.

Would you like to comment?

Utrechtzorg is working with the executive search firm Colourful People for recruitment and selection. Are you interested in this position? If so, please apply for this job opening via the Colourful People website. For more information about the organization and the position, please contact Monique Spaansen, partner at Colourful People (M.Spaansen@colourfulpeople.nl). You can express your interest by submitting a cover letter and resume by April 11 tovia the Colourful People website. Interviews with the selection committee are scheduled for late April, with the goal of having the candidate start as soon as possible.